Michael Friedenberg

Michael Friedenberg was an American media executive and the president of Reuters, the international news organization owned by Thomson Reuters.

Education Michael Friedenberg graduated in 1989 with a BS in business finance from the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.

Career Early career Friedenberg started his career as an account executive selling ads to tech companies.

International Data Group He was named President and CEO of IDG Enterprise in 2009 to oversee IDG’s brands, websites, products and services. In August 2013, he joined IDG Communications U.S. as CEO. He was appointed Global CEO of IDG Communications in November 2013, a role he held until October 2017 when he stepped down became an IDG Board Member. He led the acquisition of FC Business Intelligence (FCBI) in 2019, a global business-to-business events specialist, now called Reuters Events.